Iron soleplate cover &amp; storage unit

ABSTRACT

An iron soleplate cover and storage unit is characterized in that it has a nose grip mounted on the soleplate, a nose part which has two folding details in its front part, a tail part which has two rail rods in its back part and one folding detail, nose clips, a left rail cover to cover a left rail recess on the nose part, left rail cover to cover the right rail recess on the nose part, and hanger unit, and it enables safe and compact storage after use and is suitable for irons.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention is related to an iron soleplate cover and storage unit.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.

Conventional Products

Some existing conventional soleplate covers offer protection for theiron soleplates. But their designs do not offer a practical mountingonto the soleplate. Besides, for safety issues the user has to wait forthe soleplate to cool down. These designs are also not compatible withirons of different designs.

There are some designs in the market that enable the iron to be storedafter usage. But these designs do not offer a solution for cablemanagement. In addition to that, the user has to store the iron in aspecific way.

The iron soleplate cover and storage unit of the present inventionsolves all the safety and storage issues in one compact product. Thesolution is compatible with a wide range of iron designs of differentbrands in the market.

The Purpose

The purpose of this product is to develop a completely new soleplatecover, which offers safe and compact storage options before and afterusage. This soleplate cover has a 2-part body with a flexible mechanismthat enables it to be used with different irons.

There are some conventional products at the market, which offersolutions to the storage and safety problems. But these designs areinadequate in compatibility, safety, practicality and cable management.

The main objective of this product is to offer adequate solutions to allthese problems through one compact, adaptable soleplate cover andstorage unit.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is an iron soleplate cover and storage unit and itis characterized in that it has a nose grip mounted on the soleplate (1a), a nose part (1) which has two folding details (1 e, 1 f) in itsfront part, a tail part (2) which has two rail rods (2 c, 2 d) in itsback part and one folding detail (2 e), nose clips (3), left rail cover(4) to cover left rail recess on the nose part, left rail cover (5) tocover the right rail recess (1 b, 1 c) on the nose part, and a hangerunit (6), and it enables safe and compact storage after use and issuitable for irons.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of the iron soleplate cover andstorage unit of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the iron soleplate cover andstorage unit of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded lower perspective view of the iron soleplate coverand storage unit of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the iron soleplate cover andstorage unit of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing usage of the iron soleplate cover andstorage unit of the present invention.

The Description of the Numerals on the Figures:

(1) Nose part

(1 a) Nose grip

(1 b) Left rail recess

(1 b-1) Left rail anchor

(1 c) Right rail recess

(1 c-1) Right rail anchor

(1 d) Hanger recess

(1 e) Nose left fold

(1 f) Nose right fold

(1 g) Nose part cambers

(2) Tail part

(2 a) Left cable clip

(2 b) Right cable clip

(2 c) Left rail rod

(2 c-1) Left rail rod slot

(2 d) Right rail rod

(2 d-1) Right rail rod slot

(2 e) Tail fold

(20 Tail part cambers

(3) Nose clip

(4) Left rail cap

(5) Right rail cap

(6) Hanger

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The iron soleplate cover and storage unit has five parts: the nose part(1) with two fold details (1 e, 1 f) at the front; the tail part (2)with two rail rods (2 c, 2 d) and a fold detail (2 e) at the back; theleft rail cap (4) to cover the left rail recess on the nose part; theright rail cap (5) to cover the right rail recess (1 b, 1 c) on the nosepart; and the hanger unit (6).

The main feature of the iron soleplate cover and storage unit is itscompatibility. The nose part (1) and the tail part (2) are attachedthrough a flexible rail rod system so that the length of the unit canvary to fit on different irons with different sizes of soleplates.

The nose part (1) catches the iron's soleplate on the nose with two noseclips (3) that are mounted on the nose folds (1 e, 1 f). The tail part(2) catches the soleplate on the back with the tail fold (2 e). The railrods (2 c, 2 d) on the tail part (2) can slide in the rail recesses (1b, 1 c). Two flexible bands are attached between rail rod slots (2 c-1,2 d-1) and rail anchors (1 b-1, 1 c-1) to connect the tail part (2) andon the nose part (1) together. The left and right rail caps (4, 5) aremounted on the rail recesses (1 b, 1 c) to cover up the details.

The nose grip (1 a) offers an ergonomic and safe grip while mounting itonto the soleplate.

The nose clips (3) are equipped with temperature sensitive colorchanging polymer bands to warn the user for a hot soleplate.

The cable clips (2 a, 2 b) are on the tail part (2) for a compactstorage. The iron soleplate cover and storage unit can be stored on anyhorizontal surface or can be hanged on any vertical surface by using thehanger (6). The hanger (6) carries the weight of the iron on the tailpart and passes through the hanger recess (1 d) on the tail part (1) toensure the stability on vertical storage.

The nose part (1) and tail part (2) both have camber details (1 g, 2 f)on their surface to minimize the heat transfer between the unit and thesoleplate.

Operation of the iron soleplate and storage unit is shown in FIG. 5.

In FIG. 5-1: the unit is held by the nose grip (1 a); the soleplate ofthe iron is snagged under the tail fold (2 e); and the iron is held onits handle and pulled to elongate the unit.

In FIG. 5-2: the iron is set down onto the unit; and the nose part (1)is left to slide until it grips the soleplate by the nose with the noseclips (3) in the nose folds (1 e, 1 f).

In FIG. 5-3: the cable is winded on the iron; and the plug is attachedinto one of the cable clips (2 a, 2 b).

In FIG. 5-4: the iron can be carried by gripping it on its handle; andit can be stored horizontally or vertically on the hanger (6).

The advantages of iron soleplate cover and storage (ISCSU) unit arenumerous and include the following. The ISCSU is compatible withdifferent iron designs. It can be mounted easily and safely onto theiron while it is hot. The user does not have to wait the soleplate tocool down. The nose is equipped with temperature sensitive colorchanging polymer bands on both sides to warn the user for a hotsoleplate. The ISCSU is equipped with cable clips on both sides toenable compact storage. It offers horizontal and vertical storageoptions.

1. An iron soleplate cover and storage unit and it is characterized inthat it has a nose grip mounted on the soleplate, a nose part which hastwo folding details in its front part, a tail part which has two railrods in its back part and one folding detail, nose clips, left railcover to cover left rail recess on the nose part, left rail cover tocover the right rail recess on the nose part, and hanger unit.
 2. Theiron soleplate cover and storage unit mentioned in claim 1,characterized in that it has a nose part and a tail part which are setin by means of a rail—rod system for changing it to fit it to thedifferent irons which have soleplates with different sizes.
 3. The ironsoleplate cover and storage unit mentioned in claim 1, characterized inthat the nose part catches the soleplate of the iron on the nose whichis mounted on the nose folds and has two nose clips.
 4. The ironsoleplate cover and storage unit mentioned in claim 1, characterized inthat it has a tail part which has a tail fold, catches the soleplate onthe back part, on which the rail rods can slide inside the railrecesses.
 5. The iron soleplate cover and storage unit mentioned inclaim 1, characterized in that it has two flexible bands which areplaced between the rail rod slots and rail anchors to unite together thetail part and the top part of the nose part.
 6. The iron soleplate coverand storage unit mentioned in claim 1, characterized in that it has leftand right rail covers which are mounted on the rail recesses to coverthe details.
 7. The iron soleplate cover and storage unit mentioned inclaim 1, characterized in that it has the nose clips which are furnishedwith polymer bands which are sensitive to temperature and change colorto warn the user that the soleplate is hot.
 8. The iron soleplate coverand storage unit mentioned in claim 1, characterized in that it hascable clips which are placed on the tail part for more compact storage.9. The iron soleplate cover and storage unit mentioned in claim 1,characterized in that it can be stored in any horizontal surface or canbe hanged by means of a hanger which carries the weight of the iron andmounted on the nose part to be sure that vertical storage is stable andtransfers the weight through hanger recess.
 10. The iron soleplate coverand storage unit mentioned in claim 1, characterized in that it hascamber details on its surfaces to minimize the heat transfer of bothnose part and the tail part between unit and the plate.
 11. The ironsoleplate cover and storage unit mentioned in claim 1, characterized inthat the unit is held in the nose grip side, the soleplate of the ironis caught at the bottom of the tail fold of the soleplate of the ironand it is extended to lengthen the unit by holding the grip of the iron.12. The iron soleplate cover and storage unit mentioned in claim 1,characterized in that to operate it, the iron is placed on the unit, thenose part is slid from the left until the soleplate of the iron iscaught by the nose which has nose clips in the nose folds.
 13. The ironsoleplate cover and storage unit mentioned in claim 12 it ischaracterized in that the cable is winded on the iron and the plug isfixed in one of the cable clips.
 14. The iron soleplate cover andstorage unit mentioned in claim 13, characterized in that it can becarried by holding the grip of the iron and than it can be storedhorizontally or vertically on the hanger.